U.S.-Indonesian relations. Indonesia and the U.S. are holding their largest-ever joint army exercises on Indonesian soil. The two-week drills, which will begin Aug. 1 in South Sumatra, East Kalimantan and North Sulawesi provinces, will involve nearly 2,250 U.S. troops. Indonesia is notoriously circumspect about military cooperation with the United States. Given its strategically invaluable location, […]
Earlier this month, Abdel Nasser Salamah, the former editor-in-chief of Cairo’s renowned al-Ahram newspaper, was arrested for posting an open letter on Facebook urging...
Biden’s warning. U.S. President Joe Biden warned that cyberattacks could spark a shooting war. This follow’s last week’s launch of the U.S.-led multilateral cybersecurity...
Enjoy the show. In the true spirit of the Olympics, there’s been plenty of geopolitical trolling accompanying this year’s summer games in Tokyo. Broadcasters...
Background: The Cuban government’s staying power rests on its ability to maintain social order, often through repressing dissent and controlling the economy. Its control...
French protests. Tens of thousands of demonstrators in France took to the streets over the weekend to protest a proposed mandate requiring a COVID-19...
In our 2019 Annual Forecast, we said we expected Uzbekistan to challenge Kazakhstan as the dominant power in Central Asia. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed...
Background: Following Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s questionable reelection and major protests last year, it was clear to Minsk that changes were necessary to preserve...
Inequalities in China. Beijing’s never-ending quest to address gaping wealth divides between China’s powerhouse coastal regions and the rest of the country is moving...
